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UBALDINI, Vite delle Donne illustri, del Regno
d' nghilterra, et del Regno di Scotia, 4to. old
morocco,
14s
Londra, 1591
Descrittione del Regno di Scotia (Bannatyne
Club Book) 4to, bds. £1.5s
Edinb. 1829

THUANI Historia sui Temporis-See Latin Miscella

nies. TRACTS RELATING TO ENGLAND-Actus Coronationis Friderici Palatini et Elisabethæ Britanniæ Principis in Regem et Reginam Bohemia, and others, 4to. bds. £1. 5s Praga, 1619 Bound up with this work is an additional large folding portrait of the unfortunate king, beautifully engraved by P. Isselburger, with an additional plate of his entree into Prague, October 1619.

Regiæ Anglicæ Majestatis (Jacobi Regis) Pictura et Historica Declaratio, with frontispiece, portrait, and genealogical tree, by Crisp. de Pass, 4to. bds. 10s 6d ap. Crisp. Passæum, 1604 TRAGICUM THEATRUM Actorum et Casuum Tragicorum Londini publice celebratorum, 12mo. portraits of Charles 1. and II., Earl of Strafford, Abp. Laud, Fairfax, Duke of Hamilton, Cromwell, Earl of Holland, View of Whitehall, with the Execution of Charles I. morocco, gilt edges, fine copy, £1. 10s Amst. 1649 Stanley's copy sold for £7., and the Rev. Mr. Gee's for £7.7s.

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TRIVETI (Nicolai) Annales sex Regum Angliæ,
cum Continuatione, ut et Adami Murimuthensis
Chronicon, cum ejusdem Continuatione ; quibus
accedunt Joannis Bostoni Speculum Coenobita-
rum, et Edmundi Boltoni Hypercritica, edidit
Antonius Hallius, 2 vols. 8vo. LARGE PAPER,
very neat, 18s
Oxon. 1719-22

This is printed uniformly with Hearne's publications.
Heath's copy sold for £3. 188.
TURPIN, Histoire des Révolutions d'Angleterre,
(depuis 1688 jusqu'en 1747) 2 vols. 12mo.
yellow morocco, gilt edges, fine copy, 16s
Paris, 1786
TWYSDENI (Rogeri) HISTORIE ANGLICANE SCRIP-
TORES X. ex vetustis MSS. nunc primùm in
lucem editi: adjectis variis Lectionibus, Glos-
sario, Indiceque copioso, 2 vols. folio, old calf,
Lond. 1652
the same,
in 1 vol. folio, old calf, with numerous
MS. Notes, £3. 13s 6d
ib. 1652
Contents:-Simeon Monachus Dunelmensis, Johan-
nes Prior Hagustaldensis, Ricardus Prior Hagustalden-
sis, Ailredus Abbas Rievallensis, Radulphus de Diceto
Londoniensis, Johannes Brompton Jornallensis, Ger-
vasius Monachus Dorobornensis, Thomas Stubbs Domi-
nicanus, Guilielmus Thorn Cantuariensis, Henricus
Knighton Leicestrensis.-The learned and ample Glos-
sary appended to this admirable collection was prepared

£5. 10s

by the famous WILLIAM SOMNER, "Hearne tells us

that even the Puritans themselves affecting to be Macenases, with Cromwell at their head, displayed something like a patriotic ardour in purchasing copies of this work as soon as it appeared."-Dibdin.

VALLANCEY, Collect. de Rebus Hibernicis-See
English Books.

VITI (Ric.) Historiarum Britanniæ Insulæ, ab
Origini Mundi, ad annum Christi 800, libri
IX. 12mo. red morocco extra, gilt edges by Clarke,
extremely rare, £3. 10s
Duaci, 1602
WARD (Hugh) Sancti Rumoldi Martyris Acta,
Martyrium Liturgia antiqua, et Patria, 4to.
old calf, £2. 2s
Lovanii, 1662
WESTONIÆ (Eliz. Joannæ, Virginis Nobiliss.)
Parthenicon Poetriæ florentissimæ, linguarum
plurimarum peritissimæ, libri tres, opera ac
studio G. Mart. à Baldhoven collect. 3 parts
in 1 vol. 12mo. vellum, rare, 15s Prag. (1606)
the same, 12mo. poor copy, 7s 6d ib. 1606

Elizabeth Jane Weston, descended from the ancient and noble family of Weston, was born in Surrey, in 1586 or 1587, and was celebrated for her learning and poetical talents. Obliged, by the misfortunes of her family, to take refuge in Prague, she dedicated her life to literary pursuits, and her correspondence was eagerly sought by the most eminent scholars of the time, among whom were Scaliger, Heinsius, Nic. Maio, Douza, etc. See the Bibliographie Universelle.

WHARTONI ANGLIA SACRA, sive Collectio Historiarum, partim antiquitùs, partim recenter scriptarum, de Archiepiscopis et Episcopis Angliæ, 2 vols. folio, neat, £2. 12s 6d

Lond. 1691

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EARLY VOYAGES, TRAVELS, Maritime Discovery, Geographical Descriptions, Missionary Accounts, etc.

IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES, AND CHIEFLY BEFORE 1720.

ADELUNG'S Geschichte der Schiffahrten, welche | America-continued.

zur Entdeckung des Nordöstlichen Weges nach
Japan und China unternommen wurden, 4to.
18 plates, chiefly of Natural History, hf. bd. vellum,
10s 6d
Halle, 1768
ALDO, Viaggi Tatti da Vinetia, alla Tana, in Persia,
in India, et in Costantinopoli, 12mo. russia, gilt
edges, 14s
Vinegia, 1543
AMERICA.

ANTIQUITATES Americanæ Ante-Columbiana-See
Northern Literature.
BAUMGARTEN, Geschichte der Länder und
Völker von Amerika, 2 vols. 4to. plates, vellum,
18s
Halle, 1752
BISSELII Argonauticon Americanorum, sive his-
toria Periculorum Petri de Victoria, ac socio-
rum ejus, Libri XV. 16mo. frontispiece, map,
calf neat, 12s
Monachii, 1647
CARATE, Historia del Descubrimiento y Con-
quista del Peru, con las cosas naturales que
señaladamente alli se hallan, y los sucessos que
ha avido, 12mo. woodcuts, green morocco, gilt
edges, rare, £1. 4s
Anvers, 1555
CHARLEVOIX, Histoire et Description de la
Nouvelle France, 6 vols. 12mo. maps and plates,
old calf, £1. 1s
Paris, 1744
the same, 6 vols. 12mo. neat, with R. Sou-
they's Autograph, £1.5s
ib. 1744
"De toutes les relations du Canada, c'est dans celle-
ci qu'on peut s'instruire le mieux sur les établissemens
faits dans cette contrée, et sur le caractère physique et
moral des nombreuses peuplades qui y étaient répan-
dues, et dont quelques-unes subsistent encore."

maps

Boucher.

Histoire de St. Domingue, 4 vols. 12mo. and plates, hf. bd. calf, £1. 1s Amst. 1733 "Cette relation a été composée, en grande partie, d'après les Mémoires d'un Missionaire (P. J. B. Pers); mais P. Charlevoix en a judicieusement retranché les détails purement relatifs aux travaux des missions; et il n'a traité que l'histoire politique, militaire et morale de l'ile, le meilleur ouvrage peut-être de cet écrivain." Bouchier.

Histoire de Paraguay, 3 vols. 4to. maps and plates, very neat in old French calf, £1. 7s Paris, 1756 the same, 6 vols. 12mo. maps and plates, old calf, £1. 1s ib. 1757

the same, 6 vols. 12mo. maps and plates, very neat in French calf, £1. 4s ib, 1757

"Relation la plus complète et la plus satisfaisante sur le Paraguay."-Boucher. CORTESI (Ferdinandi) de Insulis nuper inventis ad Carolum V. narrationes; item Epitome de inventis nuper Indiæ populis idololatris ad fidem Christi atque adeo ad Ecclesiam Catholicam convertendis, autore Nicol. Herborn, folio, vellum, very rare, £1. 11s 6d Colonia, 1532 the same, folio, superbly bound in seal skin, with gold borders, £2. 12s 6d ib. 1532

DE ROCHEFORT, Histoire Naturelle et Morale des Iles Antilles de l'Amerique, avec un Vocabulaire Caraibe, 4to, plates, calf gilt, 10s 6d Roterd. 1658

the same, plates, neat, 7s 6d ib. 1665 the same, 2 vols. 12mo. plates, neat, arms on sides, 7s 6d Lyon, 1667 GARCIA, Origen de los Indios de el Nuevo Mundo e Indias Occidentales, folio, sd. 10s 6d Madrid, 1729 HENNEPIN, Nouvelle Decouverte d'un très grand Pays, situé dans l'Amerique, entre le Nouveau-Mexique et la Mer Glaciale, 12mo. charts and plates, neat, 7s Utrecht, 1697 the same, 12mo. old binding, 4s 6d ib. 1697 the same, 12mo. maps and plates, very neat in calf, gilt edges, 9s Amst. 1711 HULSIUS. Schmidel, Vera Historia admirandæ cujusdam Navigationis, ab anno 1534 ad an. 1554 in Americam, juxta Brasiliam et Rio della Plata, first edition, folding map, and curious plates, in the style of De Bry, Noriberga, 1599— Las Casas, Istoria della Distrutione dell' Indie Occidentali, Spanish and Italian, Venetia, 1630— in 1 vol. calf, £1. 11s 6d

Asher in his Essay on Hulsius says, he has not been able to meet with this edition of Schmidel, and that none of the different parts of Hulsius' Collection of Travels is of more consequence than this for the understanding of De Bry. The plates in this volume are quite different from those of De Bry, some of them appear to have been engraved from drawings taken on the spot, whilst those of De Bry are made from mere fancy.

LAET, Novus orbis, seu descriptiones India

9$

Occidentalis, folio, maps and numerons plates, very neat old calf, 14s Lugd. Batav. Elzevirii, 1633 LAHONTAN, Voyages dans l'Amerique Septentrionale, 3 vols. 12mo. maps and plates, old calf, Amst. 1728 LAS CASAS, Rélation des Voyages et des découvertes, que les Espagnols ont fait dans les Indes Occidentales, 12mo. frontispiece, old calf, 5s ib. 1698 LAUDONNIERE, histoire notable de la Floride, contenant les trois Voyages faits en icelle par certains Capitaines et Pilotes François, et un quatriesme par le Capt. Gourgues, sm. 8vo. rare, old calf, £1. 4s Paris, 1586 LERY, Histoire d'un Voyage faict en la Terre du Brésil, autrement dite Amerique, 12mo. plates, woodcuts, calf, marbled edges, very neat, £1. 4s (Genève) 1585 LUSSAN, Journal du Voyage fait à la mer du Sud avec les Flibustiers de l'Amérique en 1684 à 1688, 12mo. old calf, 3s 6d Paris, 1690 OVALLE, Historica Relacion del Reyno de Chile small folio, numerous plates and woodcuts, limp vellum 10s 6d Roma, 1648

America-continued.

PHILOPONI (H.) Nova Typis transacta Navigatio Novi Orbis India Occidentalis, sive AMERICA, Patrum Monachorum S. Benedicti, folio, with 18 curious folding plates by Kilian, (in the manner of De Bry), fine copy, calf gilt, very rare, £2.5s 1621

This work contains a very detailed account of Columbus and his discoveries. The plates are very curious. one of which contains a whole-length portrait of Columbus, as "el Almirante." Brunet quotes this work from Richarderie, but neither had evidently seen a copy, PIEDRAHITA, Historia general de las Conquistas del Nuevo Reyno de Granada, folio, 2 engraved titles, with heads of Indian Chiefs, very neat in Spanish calf, rare, last leaf partly torn off, £1. 10s Amberes, 1688 "Le premier vólume de cet ouvrage important est le seul qui ait paru il va jusqu'en 1563. Cette perte est d'autant plus regrettable que la Nouvelle-Grenade est

une partie de l'Amerique sur lesquelles nous possédons

le moins de documens."-Ternaux. POTHERIE (Basqueville de la) Histoire de l'Amerique Septentrionale; contenant le voyage du fort de Nelson dans la Baye d'Hudson, à l'extremité de l'Amerique, depuis 1534 jusqu'à 1701, 4 vols. 12mo. charts and plates, calf gilt, 16s Paris, 1722 RELATION de ce qui s'est passé dans les Isles et Terre-Ferme de l'Amérique, pendant la dernière Guerre avec l'Angleterre, (en 1666-67) et depuis en execution du Traitté de Breda: avec un Journal du dernier Voyage du S. de la Barre en la Terre-Ferme et Isle de Cayenne, par I. C. S. D. V. (J. Clodoré, Secrétaire de Vaisseaux), 2 vols. 18mo. russia neat, 16s

ib. 1671 ROCHA-PITTA, Historia da America Portugueza, do anno 1500 te o de 1724, thick folio, neat in old calf, £1. 11s 6d Lisboa, 1730

"Rocha-Pitta, a most intelligent and well-informed Brazilian, compiled this History of Brazil, from the Chronicles of the Jesuits, and othe. authorities, and some valuable local knowledge of his own. This work is extremely copious in the details of its foundation as a colony, its churches, monasteries, and convents. The Portuguese Government in a few years publicly prohibited its being read under the severest penalties, and it is now only to be met with (carefully secluded) in the cabinets of the curious."-Lindley's Brazil. TOURON, Histoire générale de l'Amérique, 14 vols. 12mo. neat, 18s Paris, 1768-70 VOYAGES aux Côtes de Guinée et en Amerique, 12mo. numerous plates, very neat in calf, gilt edges, 6s Amst. 1719 XARQUE, Insignes Missioneros de la Com. pañia de Jesus en la provincia del Paraguay, 4to. limp vellum, 7s 6d Pamplona, 1687 ARGENSOLA (Barth. Leon. de) Conquista de las Islas Malucas, folio, Spanish calf, neat, £1. 5s Madrid, 1609 Histoire de la Conquête des Isles Moluques par les Espagnols, par les Portugais, et par les Hollandois, 3 vols. 12mo. plates, very neat, 18s Amst. 1706 ARTHIS (G.) Historia India Orientalis, ex variis auctoribus collecta, 12mo. vellum, 9s Coloniæ, 1608 AZURARA, Chronica do Descobrimento e Conquista de Guiné, dada a luz per Carreira, seguido d'um glossario das palavras e phrases antiguadas e obsoletas, 4to. fine coloured portrait, the letterpress surrounded by ornamental borders, hf. bd. olive morocco, uncut, £1. 5s Pariz, 1841

BARLAEI (Casp.) Historia Rerum per octennium in Brasilia et alibi nuper gestarum sub præfectura comitis J. Mauritii Nassoviæ, etc. royal folio, containing numerous large folding maps and plates, stamped vellum, sound copy, £1. 10s

Amstelodami, 1647 BARROS E COUTO, Asia; dos Feitos que os Portuguezes fizeram no Descubrimento e Conquista dos Mares e Terras do Oriente, 17 vols. 12mo. neat in calf, £4. 14s 6d Lisboa, 1778-83 BARTOLOMEO (Paol. da S.) Viaggio alle Indie Orientali, 4to. 12 plates of Indian Antiquities, sd. 10s Roma, 1796

ib. 1796

the same, 4to. hf. bd. 12s BERNARD, le voyage de Hierusalem et autres lieux de la Terre Sainte; avec son retour par l'Italie, Suisse, Allemagne, Holande et Flandre, sm. 8vo. plates, vellum, 15s Paris, 1621 BERNIER (François). Ses Voyages, contenant la Description des Etats du Grand Mogol, 2 vols. 12mo. plates, calf extra, marbled edges, 14s Amst. 1724

"Cette édition est tres-recherchée."-Brunet.

BETHENCOURT-Traicté de la Navigation et
des Voyages de Descouvertes-Histoire de la
Descouverte et Conqueste des Canaries, faite
en 1402 par Jean de Bethencourt-2 vols. in 1,
BOSCHINI (Marco) L'Arcipelago, con tutte le
12mo. very neat in calf, 15s
Paris, 1629
Isole, Scogli Secche, e Bassi Fondi, con una
succinta Narrativa, 4to. charts, neat, 9s

Venet. 1658

BOSMAN, Voyage de Guinée, contenant une Description nouvelle et très-exacte de cette Côte, de ses Pays et Royaumes, des Mœurs des Habitans, leur Religion et Gouvernement, &c. avec l'Histoire Naturelle, 12mo. original edition, portrait and plates of Natural History, &c. calf gilt, 9s Utrecht, 1705

"This work is very full on most topics relating to Guinea, not only in its physical, but also its economical and commercial state; and deservedly bears the character of one of the best old accounts of this part of Africa."-Stevenson.

BOULLAYE LE GOUZ, Voyages et Observations
faits dans les Indes Orientales, etc. GRANDE
BRETAGNE, IRLANDE, et autres lieux d'Europe,
Asie, et Afrique, 4to. with the portrait of the
Author as Ibrahim Beg, and numerous curious
plates, hf. bd. russia, 18s
Paris, 1657

The author came to England to tender his services to
Charles I., and recounts some events of the Civil Wars.
He was at CORK, KILKENNY, WATERFORD, CASHEL,
LIMERICK, and DUBLIN.

Breydenbach (Bernardi de) Sanctarum Peregrinationum in Montem Spon, ad venerandum Christi Sepulchrum in Jerusalem, atque in Montem Synai ad divam Virginem et Martyrem Katherinam, Opusculum, folio, FIRST EDITION, numerous woodcuts, several very large, including the rare frontispiece, old French red morocco, gilt edges, £7. 7s

Mogunt. per Erhardum Reuwich, 1486 another copy, wanting only the frontispiece, sound in old calf, £3. 13s 6d ib. 1486 another copy, wanting 5 maps and frontispiece, £1.1s ib. 1486 Sanctæ Peregrinationes, etc. Germanicè, folio, a large copy, with frontispiece, the original oak boards, but not quite perfect in the plates, rare, £2. 10s s. 1. et a.

BRONIOVII de Biezdzfedea, Tartariæ descriptio, folio, map, old morocco, scarce, 10s 6d

Colon. Agrip. 1595 BURGO (Gio. Bat. de) Viaggio di Cinque Anni in Asia, Africa, et Europa del Turco, 18mo. morocco extra, gilt edges.fine copy, very rare, £1. 16s Milano, (1686)

The author of this extremely rare volume was of the family of De Burgh, Earls of Clanricarde. He was Abbot of Clare, and Vicar Apostolic "nel regno sempre Cattolico d'Irlanda." The first 170 pages of this volume are devoted entirely to events of the time in which the author was engaged in Ireland, and contain many particulars relating to Oliver Plunkett, and other Catholies, who suffered on account of their Religion in the reign of Charles II.

CARRE, Voyage des Indes Orientales, mêlé de plusieurs Histoires curieuses, 2 vols. 12mo. old calf, 5s Paris, 1699 CATERINA DA SIENA, Viaggio all' Indie Orientali, folio, slightly stained, limp vellum, 10s 6d Roma, 1672 CAVAZZI, da Monteccolo Istorica Descrittione di Congo, Matamba et Angola, situati nell' Etiopia Inf. Occ. 4to. numerous plates, neat in old russia, £1.5s Milano, 1690 CHARDIN (Jean) Voyages en Perse et autres Lieux de l'Orient, 10 vols. 12mo. plates, fine copy, very neat, £1. 8s Paris, 1723 the same, 4 vols. 4to. plates, green morocco extra, gilt edges, arms on sides, £3. 138 6d Amst. 1735 the same, 4 vols. 4to. plates, hf. bd. UNCUT, £2.8s ib. 1735 the same, 4 vols. 4to. plates, calf, very neat, £2.25 ib. 1735 the same, 4 vols. 4to. plates, old calf, £1. 11s 6d ib. 1735

the same, 4 vols. 4to. plates, old green morocco, gilt edges, damaged by water, £1. Is ib. 1735 "Ce voyage est un des plus intéressans que l'on ait publiés dans le siècle dernier."-Brunet.

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CHARLEVOIX (P. F. X. de) Histoire et Description générale du Japon, 9 vols. 12mo. plates, old calf neat, 148 Paris, 1736 the same, complete in 6 vols. 12mo. plates, very neat in old calf, with R. Southey's Autograph, 18s ib. 1754

"Les notions nouvelles que Charlevoix nous a procurées, frappent principalement sur la manière dont s'administre la justice civile au Japon et sur le caractère moral des Japonais."-Boucher.

Paraguay, Nouvelle France, St. DomingueSee America.

CHINA.

DU HALDE, Description Géographique, Historique, Chronologique, Politique, et Physique de l'Empire de la Chine et de la Tartarie Chinoise, 4 vols. folio, plates, calf, £3. 38 Paris, 1735 another edition, 4 vols. 4to. maps and plates, hf. bd. calf, uncut, £2. 8s La Haye, 1736 "La description de la Chine du P. Du Halde est certainement la plus précieuse; elle fait le mieux connoître la Chine et la Tartarie dans un grand détail."-Boucher. MARTINIO, Tartaros en China: Historia de la Guerra de Tartaria, traducida por Aguilar y Zuniga, 12mo. limp vellum, 5s Madrid, 1665 MEMOIRES concernant l'Histoire, les Sciences et les Arts des Chinois, par les Missionnaires de Pékin, 15 vols. 4to. portraits, plates, alphabets, etc. very neat in French calf, £3. 3s Paris, 1776-91

China-continued.

MEMOIRES concernant l'Histoire, les Sciences et les Arts des Chinois, par les Missionnaires de Pékin, with a Supplementary volume called "Histoire de la Grande Dynastie Tang," 16 vols. 4to. plates, neatly hf. bd. uncut, £4. 4s Paris, 1776-1814

"Cette collection ne doit pas être confondue avec la plupart des rélations des missionnaires relatives à la Chine; elle renferme des recherches et des observations précieuses sur des objets du plus grand intérêt: c'est incontestablement le meilleur ouvrage que les Jésuites aient publié sur la Chine."-Boucher. MENDOZZA, Historia della China, small 4to. calf gilt, marbled edges, 10s 6d Roma, 1586 NAVARRETE, la Monarchia de China; descripcion de aquel Imperio y exemplos raros de Emperadores y Magistrados del, folio, calf, 12s Madrid, 1676 "Ouvrage peu commun, intéressant et necessaire pour connaitre la Chine."- BAYLE.

NIEUHOVII legatio ad Sungteium Sinæ Imperatorem-See p. 156.

SEMEDO (Alvaro) Relatione della grande Monarchia della Cina, 4to. old bds. 8s Roma, 1643 TOURNON, Anecdotes sur l'etat de la Religion dans la Chine, 6 vols. 12mo. very neat in calf, 18s Paris, 1733 CHINA ET JAPAN.-GUALTIERI Relationi della Venuta degli Ambasciatori Giaponesi a Roma, sino alla partita di Lisbona, Roma, 1586Avvisi della Cina et Giapone, del fine dell' anno 1586, Anversa, 1588-2 parts in 1 vol. 12mo. red morocco, 15s COLUMBUS-Codice Diplomatico Colombo-Americano, ossia Raccolta di Documenti originali e inediti, spettanti a Cristoforo Colombo alla Scoperta ed al Governo dell' America (da Spotorno), 4to. vellum paper, portrait and facsimiles, russia extra, gilt edges, £1. 11s 6d

Genova, 1823

"Ouvrage important."-Brunet. Gambaræ (Laur.) de Navigatione Christophori Columbi libri IV. (Poema): acced. Epitaphia Hippolyti Capilupi in Chr. Columbum, 8vo. portrait of Columbus, inserted, hf. bd. morocco, extremely rare, £1. 1s Roma, 1585

Navarrete Viages-See post. COTOVICI, Itinerariuin Hierosolymitanum et Syriacum, in quo variarum Gentium Mores et Instituta, recensentur, 4to. numerous plates, fine copy, stamped vellum, 15s Antverpia, 1619 ib. 1619

the same, 4to. old vellum, 12s "Kootwyk was Doctor of Laws at Utrecht, and a close and judicious observer. His work is more complete and important than any other of the 16th and preceding centuries."-Robinson's Palestine. CRANZ Historie von Grönland, entbaitend die Beschreibung des Landes und der Einwohner, thick 8vo. plates, hf. bd. calf, 5s Barby, 1765 DALBOQUERQUE Commentarios- See Portuguese Books. DANISH East India Company, a Collection of Conventions Regulations, Laws, etc. respecting it, French and Danish, in 1 vol. 8vo. calf, 5s D'ARANDA (D') Relation de la Captivité et Kiobenhavn, 1772-78 Liberté du S. Emanuel d'Adranda, jadis esclave à Alger; nouvelle édition, augmentée de treize relations, 18mo. veau fauve, gilt edges, 78 6d Paris, 1665 "This D'Aranda must have been a curious chap to have composed so many droll stories during a severe captivity."-John Hunter's MS. Note.

DE BRY, COLLECTIONES PEREGRINATIONUM IN INDIAM OCCIDENTALEM, 9 parts, bound in 3 vols. folio, original editions, containing several hundred fine engravings of the Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants of America and of the Adventures of the first Navigators, including many English; some letterpress and a few plates wanting, very neat in russia, £7. 17s 6d Francof. 1590-1602 Narratio Regionum Indicarum per Hispanos devastatarum, small 4to. with 16 fine plates, brilliant impressions, neat hf. bd. calf, £1. 5s Francofurti, 1598 Peregrinationes in Indiam Orientalem, and other portions-See page 96. DELLA VALLE, Voyages dans la Turquie, l'Egypte, la Palestine, la Perse; les Indes Orientales, etc. 8 vols. 12mo. very neat in calf, 16s Rouen, 1745

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DELLON, Voyages aux Indes Orientales, avec la relation de l'Inquisition de Goa, augmentée de diverses pièces curieuses; et l'histoire des Dieux qu'adorent les Gentils des Indes, 2 vols. 12mo. calf extra, gilt edges, 10s 6d Cologne, 1709 DESCHAUSSE' Voyage d'Orient du R. P. Philippe de la tres-saincte Trinité, 8vo. vellum, 5s Lyon, 1652 DESHAYES, Voyage de Levant, fait par le commandement du Roy en l'année 1621, par le Sr. D. C. 4to. second edition, maps and plates, old calf, 78 6d Paris, 1629 the same, third edition, maps and plates, neat in vellum, 7s 6d ib. 1645 DU QUESNE, Journal d'un voyage fait aux Indes Orientales, depuis Février 1690, jusqu'au Août 1691, 3 vols. 12mo. maps, calf, very neat, marbled edges, 12s Rouen, 1721 FROBISHER (Sir Martin) Historia Navigationis Martini Forbisseri, anno 1577 jussu Reginæ Elisabethæ ex Anglia in Septemtrionis et Occidentis tractum susceptæ, sm. 4to. frontispiece, olive morocco, gilt edges, rare, £1. 11s 6d

Hamburgi, 1675 FROES, Japonia Insulæ descriptio, Col. Agr. 1582 -Rerum a Societate Jesu in Oriente gestarum, Colon. 1574-in 1 vol. 12mo. olive morocco, gilt edges, 15s

Nova Relatio Historica de Statu Rei Chris

tianæ in Japonia, et de Quabacundoni, hoc est, Monarchæ Japonici trucidatione, 12mo. calf extra, marbled edges, 7s 6d Moguntia, 1598 GEORGIEVIZ (Barth.) Libellus vere Christiana lectione dignus diversas Res Turcharum brevi. tradens, sm. 8vo. curious woodcuts, calf, gilt edges, rare, 15s Rome, apud Bladum, 1552

This work contains Dialogues in the Turkish and Sclavonic languages, the Lord's Prayer in Sclavonic, &c. GERVAISE, Description historique du Royaume de Macaçar, 12mo. best edition, calf, 6s Ratisbonne, 1700 GESTA DEI per Francos, sive Orientalium Expeditionum et Regni Francorum Hierosolimitani Scriptores varii (cura Bongarsii), 2 vols. folio, very neat in veau fauve, £2. 18s Hanoviæ, 1611 the same, 2 vols. in 1, folio, vellum, with the Autograph of Robert Southey, £1. 16s ib. 1611 The paper of this book is always discoloured.

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